2. THETRADITIONAL REPRESENTATION OFWOMEN
• Who wrote about ‘The Final Girl’ in 1922?
Carol. J. Clover
• In what book did they write about ‘The Final Girl?’
Men,Women and Chainsaws
• List three traits of the ‘final girl’/ three conventions.
One trait of the ‘final girl’ would be masculine appearances/ traits such as a square jaw, also
the clothes they wear would be very covering and reserved. Finally, the ‘final girl’ would fight
back against the villains for her survival.
3. THETRADITIONAL REPRESENTATION OFWOMEN
• Who wrote about existing research on women’s roles in media texts in 1983?
Jeremy Tunstall (the media in Britain 1983)
• What were the four roles mentioned?
Domestic, Marital, Sexual and Consumer
• In 1992 research showed that men dominated women on-screen, but by what ratio?
Men outnumbered women 2:1
• What was the only genre in which the ratio of males to females was equal?
Advertising
4. THETRADITION REPRESENTATION OFWOMEN
• Name one of the three problems with the findings?
Males were still significantly more likely than females to be shown having an occupation.
• Why does the reading suggest that Ripley (Alien) is ‘more progressive’ than Lara Croft
(TR)?
Lara Croft was sexualised and objectified for the pleasure of the heterosexual male
audience.
• What are the 3 ‘C’s when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle magazines?
Cooking, Cleaning, Caring
5. THETRADITIONAL REPRESENTATION OFWOMEN
• Who wroteVisual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema?
Laura Mulvey (1975)
• Describe what is meant by the ‘Male Gaze’
‘Male Gaze’ is a way of using technical codes such as camerawork and angling to frame women from the
heterosexual male’s point of view. It frames women as sexual objects and shows their objectification.
• Give an Example
An example of this would be in The Cabin in the Woods when there are a number of close up shots used on parts
of Jules’s body as well as a low angle shot to show how the men are looking up at her.
• Which magazine removed the male centerfold in the 1980’s and why?
Cosmopolitan magazine removed their centerfold because it was too sexual.
